26 “‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.(A)

“‘Do not practice divination(B) or seek omens.(C)

27 “‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.(D)

28 “‘Do not cut(E) your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

29 “‘Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute,(F) or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.(G)

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26 ‘You shall not eat any meat (A)with the blood. You shall not practice (B)divination nor soothsaying. 27 (C)You shall not round off the [a]hairline of your heads, nor trim the edges of your beard. 28 You shall not make any cuts in your [b]body for the [c]dead, nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.

29 (D)Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not fall into prostitution, and the land does not become full of outrageous sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:27 Lit side
  2. Leviticus 19:28 Lit flesh
  3. Leviticus 19:28 Lit soul